OTAs blame GDS providers for codeshare violations

News from Travel Technology Update: The US Dept. of Transportation fined several online travel agencies for failure to comply with regulations that require disclosure of the operating carrier of a codeshare flight, but the agencies all blamed their GDS providers.

At least two GDS companies were involved; TTU has learned that one of them was Amadeus.

News from Travel Technology Update: The US Department of Transportation fined several online travel agencies for failure to comply with regulations that require disclosure of the operating carrier of a codeshare flight, but the agencies all blamed their GDS providers.
At least two GDS companies were involved; TTU has learned that one of them was Amadeus.
The online companies and their fines are are Fareportal, which powers CheapoAir.com, $50,000; AirGorilla, $30,000; American ...